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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Maersk Tankers Appoints New CEO, Ms. Hanne Sørensen
News

Maersk Tankers Appoints New CEO, Ms. Hanne Sørensen

Ms. Hanne B. Sørensen has been appointed new CEO of Maersk Tankers with effect from 13 February 2012. Hanne B. Sørensen has until now held the position

Thursday, January 26, 2012
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Incidents

Weekly Piracy Update: 10 Pirates Board Cargo Ship off India and Escape Unnoticed with Ship’s Stores

Weekly Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy, week of 19-25 January 2012 – (source: ONI) INDIA: General cargo ship boarded by at least 10 pirates on 25

January 26, 2012
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Lifesaving Incidents

MV RENA Update: Salvors Focus on Bow Section

Salvors working on the stricken M/V Rena are focusing primarily on removing containers from the bow section ahead of heavy weather that is forecasted over the

January 26, 2012
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Engineering News

Husky Energy’s SeaRose FPSO Prepares for Drydock at Harland and Wolff, the Builder of the Titanic

Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd (H&W) has been awarded the contract for the drydocking and service of the SeaRose Floating Production Storage and

January 26, 2012
Total Views: 483

MV Aquarosa
News

Whistle-Blowing Seafarer Stands to Earn 6-Figure Reward, $1.2M Fine Assessed to Shipowners

Shipping Companies Plead Guilty to Charges of Obstruction of Justice and Environmental Crimes WASHINGTON – Two corporations pleaded guilty yesterday in

January 26, 2012
Total Views: 191

piracy indian ocean
Defense

UK Foreign Affairs: Analysis of Pirate “Catch and Release” off the Coast of Somalia [REPORT]

Over the last four years, piracy off the coast of Somalia has become an international phenomenon, plaguing shipping in the Indian Ocean and resisting attempts

January 26, 2012
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Engineering News

Viking Line Presents a Highly Innovative and Efficient Ferry, the NB1376

Currently under construction at the STX Finland yard in Turku, the NB 1376 represents a completely new generation of ferries with it’s

January 25, 2012
Total Views: 237

Ship Photos of The Week: Recovering Spilled Oil from Icy Waters
Blog

Ship Photos of The Week: Recovering Spilled Oil from Icy Waters

This weeks ship photos are from a joint exercise currently being conducted by the USCG and other environmental response agencies that is aimed at testing new

January 25, 2012
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Blog

“Act of Valor” – This Could Be the Raddest Film Ever Made

And will completely put to shame any other movie that has EVER featured Naval Special Warfare.   “Act of Valor” is a 2-year project by film

January 25, 2012
Total Views: 162

Front Brabant Suezmax
News

Frontline Tankers Invests in Seafarers – Provides Major Quality of Life Upgrade to their Global Fleet

Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communication services, today announced that Frontline, the world leader in the

January 25, 2012
Total Views: 104

McDermott NO102 subsea installation vessel
News

McDermott Awarded Their Largest-Ever Subsea Contract Offshore Australia

McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) announced today that has been awarded a US$2 billion contract to develop the subsea infrastructure required for the

January 25, 2012
Total Views: 186


Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Defense

UPDATE: Don’t Kidnap Americans, Because the US Navy SEALS WILL Find You, and You WILL Die

It’s pretty much that simple.   At President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address last night, he gave Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta a

January 25, 2012
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
FV Shiuh Fu No 1
News

Pirate Tactics Turn Gruesome

– By JD, Somalia Report Pirates Cut Hand off Hostage to Force $3M Ransom Somali pirates holding the crew of the hijacked Taiwanese flagged FV Shiuh Fu

January 24, 2012
Total Views: 253

Ship Salvage Code Red
Blog

How To Pull A Sinking Ship From The Rocks [VIDEO]

  Ever since the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground off Giglio, her gleaming white hull lying precariously sideways on the rocky seabed has

January 24, 2012
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Defense

US and Canada Conduct Joint Effort Collecting 5,600 Miles of Arctic Bathymetric and Seismic Data

By Brian Van Pay and Barbara Moore, US Department of State In the enduring spirit of friendship and cooperation, the United States and Canada conducted their

January 24, 2012
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Tim Brennan Heidmar
News

CEO of World-Class Tanker Operator HEIDMAR Resigns

After 19 years with the company, the board of Heidmar has, with regret, accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Brennan. Since 1993, Mr. Brennan has held a

January 24, 2012
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sibago Island
Incidents

Blood in the Water…15 Filipino Fishermen Killed by Gunmen

Nearly a dozen gunmen in the southern Philippines opened fire on three fishing boats killing 15.  According to a report by the AFP, this was likely an attack

January 24, 2012
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maersk line
Incidents

US and European Ships Targeted in Al-Qaeda Terror Plot

An Algerian newspaper reports a local al-Qaeda cell planned to launch boats loaded with explosives at US and European ships with aid of suicide bombers.

January 24, 2012
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bill doherty
Blog

Costa Concordia and the Human Element

– by Captain Bill Doherty, Director of Maritime Relations, Nexus Consulting  Critical Incident Management Systems (CIMS) are only as good at the

January 24, 2012
Total Views: 299

West Navigator Seadrill
News

Shell Extends Contract for Seadrill’s West Navigator Drillship

Hamilton, Bermuda – North Atlantic Drilling has been awarded an 18 month contract extension for the drillship West Navigator by A/S Norske Shell. This

January 24, 2012
Total Views: 109

Monday, January 23, 2012
MSC Beatrice
News

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Issues “Piracy Risk Surcharge”

One of the largest container shipping companies in the world, MSC, announced today that the inherent cost of mitigating the threat of piracy, and rising

January 23, 2012
Total Views: 350